PHILIPPINE
LAW AND SOCIETY REVIEW
An Assessment of the Implementation of Republic Act No. 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act by Local Government Units in Luzon MICHELLE SAN BUENAVENTURA-DY*
Purpose This study aims to determine whether Republic Act 9344 is being fully implemented by local government units in Luzon, so as to find out whether proper implementation of the law will already address the problems currently being attributed to it. Problem This law has been under a lot of scrutiny from both lawmakers and the public ever since it was enacted in 2006, with some saying that the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility and the exemption of children aged 15 years old and below from criminal Lead researcher for the project. Dy is a Law Education Specialist at the Institute of Government and Law Reform of the UP Law Center. The interviews were conducted by teams from the Department of Social Work and Development, and teams from the UP Law Center, composed of Venus Mejia, Michelle Arias, Patrick Salazar, Katrina Nessa Abad, Raisia Rojas, Mary Ann Ra単ola, Alyssa Carmelli Castillo, Sophia Mo, Sandra Magalang, and Aileen Estoquia. *
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